Last night, I was able to do something that has been on my bucket list for a few years. I got pepper sprayed! It was part of our MTC Security training and even though we didn't HAVE to get sprayed, I of course had to try it at least once. There were only a few girls that got sprayed and I was the only girl to represent MTC security. I'm pretty proud of that fact.
I unfortunately do not have any pictures but even if I did, I don't think I would post them. I seriously looked like a scary alien. My face was so red and my eye was so little. When I got to training, the Sergeants were telling us how horrible pepper spray was and a lot of people chickened out. I had to stand my ground. When I got to the front of the line, I had to close one eye with my hand, close the other eye and have it sprayed. I then opened my eye and it took a few seconds for it to hit but when it did, it hurt SO bad!
I was rushed to the hose and used LOTS of no-tear baby shampoo to wash out my eyes. After washing it out, the best thing to give your eye is air. There were three HUGE fans set up and people were crowded around it, prying their eye open with their fingers. My burn lasted a little bit longer than everyone else and it took me about 30 minutes to just be able to open my eye a little bit. It was around 45 minutes that I could open it on my own but it hurt a lot. The Sergeants were worried about me but they said it would take about 30 minutes to wear off so I don't see why they were making a big deal about me lasting 15 minutes longer than the average person.
I had to promise them that I would have someone pick me up when I got back tot the MTC. I called my friend Caitlin, who was seriously a life saver, and she picked me up. Later that night I took a shower and had to be really careful. The Sergeants had warned us that the pepper spray in our hair might wash onto our faces and into our eyes again. I did not want to go through that pain again so I made sure to wash my hair really carefully. About half way into the shower my face started to burn and by the time the shower was over my face felt like it was on fire! I was semi-screaming/whaling and had to get an ice pack ASAP. I held it onto the left side of my face for about an hour and then went to bed. By the morning, everything was back to normal. It was like I hadn't been pepper sprayed at all.
I'm glad that I was able to try it out once and learn how it feels but I do not want to be pepper sprayed again any time soon. If you really want to be sprayed, you probably should do it but don't do it a second time. Who knows, maybe you'll be one of the people that isn't even affected by it.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Thursday, August 30, 2012
I seriously cannot believe that I really thought I would be good at this whole blogging thing. It has been more than a year since I have updated my blog and now seems like a perfectly good time to start up again. So much has happened in the last year and I don't even know where to begin. My last blog showed how I dyed my hair brown. My hair has FINALLY grown out and is red again! I thought it would never return to it's natural color but after over a year, it did! I'm always trying out new things with my hair. Right now I have the underneath part bleached blonde and then a purple streak under my bangs. I really like this look so I may stick with it for awhile. I eventually want to donate my hair to locks of love so I will need to have 100% natural hair when that happens.
The last time I blogged was my sophomore year of college. My junior year of college was seriously the best year I have had. My roommates were Cristyann Valenza, Kristin Hardman, and Brooke Porter. They were the best roommates ever and I'm so thankful I felt inspired to live with them. I'm still roommates with Cristyann and Kristin this year but Brooke got married to an awesome man and we are so happy for her! Now Natalie has taken the place of Brooke.
I'm now starting my senior year. I only have these last two semesters and then I'm done with my undergraduate! I am so excited for my future but I'm not so sure what I'm doing yet...there are soooo many awesome options to choose from! Here are some of the options that I'm debating between:
I looked and looked for a job but it never worked out. I really wanted a security job so that I could get some law enforcement experience. Eventually I found out that Seven Peaks Water Park was hiring for security. I applied three times before finally getting hired. Before the last time I applied, I simply told the main security officer that he wasn't hiring me because I was a girl. All the security officers there were guys. He finally decided that I was good enough to hire and he hasn't regretted it! I'm pretty much a legend there since I'm the only girl security officer. All 500 employees know me :) I even got employee of the week after working there for a month. I got a nice bonus, a plaque with my picture on it and a shirt that reminded everyone that I was the employee of the week.
That job is now ending, since it's only seasonal, and I really, really wanted another security job. I applied to every security job on BYU campus and I got hired at the MTC! I was so stoked when that happened and I am now on my second week. I love the job and I couldn't have asked for anything better! I have so much more responsibility as MTC security and I feel like I am learning so much! I work two 8 hour graveyard shifts on Tuesday and Thursday nights and a 4 hour shift on Saturday from 5:30 to 9:30. This week will be the craziest because I am working both jobs so I work 50 hours, go to 12 hours of classes, have to do all my homework and try to squeeze in sleep and eating. I'm not being too successful at the last two but next week will be better because the seven peaks job will end on Monday.
I seriously am so excited for this coming year and all the new and exciting things that will come with it!
The last time I blogged was my sophomore year of college. My junior year of college was seriously the best year I have had. My roommates were Cristyann Valenza, Kristin Hardman, and Brooke Porter. They were the best roommates ever and I'm so thankful I felt inspired to live with them. I'm still roommates with Cristyann and Kristin this year but Brooke got married to an awesome man and we are so happy for her! Now Natalie has taken the place of Brooke.
I'm now starting my senior year. I only have these last two semesters and then I'm done with my undergraduate! I am so excited for my future but I'm not so sure what I'm doing yet...there are soooo many awesome options to choose from! Here are some of the options that I'm debating between:
- Go on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- Get a masters degree in something that the FBI or CIA would like. (or maybe even the U.S. Marshall's.)
- Move to some random city and join their local police department.
- Get married (not really even an option at this point).
Hiked the Y many, many times!
Hiking to the hot springs in Spanish Fork
Hiking to Stewart Falls. It first was raining, then it hailed and then it snowed (all in June)
I looked and looked for a job but it never worked out. I really wanted a security job so that I could get some law enforcement experience. Eventually I found out that Seven Peaks Water Park was hiring for security. I applied three times before finally getting hired. Before the last time I applied, I simply told the main security officer that he wasn't hiring me because I was a girl. All the security officers there were guys. He finally decided that I was good enough to hire and he hasn't regretted it! I'm pretty much a legend there since I'm the only girl security officer. All 500 employees know me :) I even got employee of the week after working there for a month. I got a nice bonus, a plaque with my picture on it and a shirt that reminded everyone that I was the employee of the week.
That job is now ending, since it's only seasonal, and I really, really wanted another security job. I applied to every security job on BYU campus and I got hired at the MTC! I was so stoked when that happened and I am now on my second week. I love the job and I couldn't have asked for anything better! I have so much more responsibility as MTC security and I feel like I am learning so much! I work two 8 hour graveyard shifts on Tuesday and Thursday nights and a 4 hour shift on Saturday from 5:30 to 9:30. This week will be the craziest because I am working both jobs so I work 50 hours, go to 12 hours of classes, have to do all my homework and try to squeeze in sleep and eating. I'm not being too successful at the last two but next week will be better because the seven peaks job will end on Monday.
I seriously am so excited for this coming year and all the new and exciting things that will come with it!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
The past 6 months
Wow it has been such a long time since I last wrote. So much has happened! First off Christmas happened! That was definitely a fun time! I got to go home for 2 weeks and I got all kinds of great gifts and ate some amazing food!
Most recently I finished winter semester and took some pretty interesting classes. I got to take organ which sounds like a simple class but it turned out to be one of my hardest. I was in the organ practice room every day practicing forever and ever! But now I can say that I took and organ class and got an A in it! I was pretty proud of myself after walking out of the final on the last day of class. I also took my third semester of American Sign Language. It's the class when everyone starts to become more fluent with signing. I had a struggle with it but I learned SO much! If you ever want a signing buddy call me up!
I also dyed my hair for the first time in November '10. I dyed it a light brown at first but then decided to go really dark and then I just let it slowly fade out. My red hair has been growing back in slowly and my hair has faded to a lighter brown. I also dyed the underneath part of my hair purple but it has also faded out as well. It is now a little bit pink and mostly just bleached hair.
Starting the process
Almost done!
Finished product!
The finished product when I dyed the underneath part purple. This was a few months after dying my hair brown.
I am now home for the summer for the next 4 months. I'm living with my grandparents and great-grandma. I have a job starting on June 13th but until then I am working odd jobs while applying at a few places. I also bought my first car! It is a white 2003 Hyundai Elantra GLS. It's older but small and cute. I just hope it doesn't break down on me. It has been good to me so far but I'm crossing my fingers.
This is exactly what it looks like but this picture is not my car:
Most recently I finished winter semester and took some pretty interesting classes. I got to take organ which sounds like a simple class but it turned out to be one of my hardest. I was in the organ practice room every day practicing forever and ever! But now I can say that I took and organ class and got an A in it! I was pretty proud of myself after walking out of the final on the last day of class. I also took my third semester of American Sign Language. It's the class when everyone starts to become more fluent with signing. I had a struggle with it but I learned SO much! If you ever want a signing buddy call me up!
I also dyed my hair for the first time in November '10. I dyed it a light brown at first but then decided to go really dark and then I just let it slowly fade out. My red hair has been growing back in slowly and my hair has faded to a lighter brown. I also dyed the underneath part of my hair purple but it has also faded out as well. It is now a little bit pink and mostly just bleached hair.
Starting the process
Almost done!
Finished product!
The finished product when I dyed the underneath part purple. This was a few months after dying my hair brown.I am now home for the summer for the next 4 months. I'm living with my grandparents and great-grandma. I have a job starting on June 13th but until then I am working odd jobs while applying at a few places. I also bought my first car! It is a white 2003 Hyundai Elantra GLS. It's older but small and cute. I just hope it doesn't break down on me. It has been good to me so far but I'm crossing my fingers.
This is exactly what it looks like but this picture is not my car:
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
The beginning of Halloween
According to Lauren Alysa Williams, I need to update my blog. Not much has been happening since I last wrote in September. October of course has Halloween so that's always a fun thing to write about. Halloween is this weekend and I'm still not sure what I should be. I think I will go as a Greek goddess. It sounds easy and I think I can gather some stuff up for it around my apartment. I have a ward and stake party this weekend and I really want to go to some sort of haunted house. Next week will be the beginning of November and I'm super-de-duper excited!!! I get to see Lauren twice in November. She is coming down for the first weekend of November and then I get to celebrate Thanksgiving with her as well! I haven't seen her since June, making it almost 5 months when I finally get to see her. That's the longest time span during which we haven't seen each other. I can't even express how excited I am to see her!!! I also get to see my family at Thanksgiving and I of course miss them too! I will be able to see my Grandpa too but not my Grandma because she will be on a cruise with my cousins down in Georgia. I'm a little sad I won't be able to see her but I still have Christmas.
Last night I got to carve pumpkins with my FHE group and it made me so happy! Last year I didn't really celebrate Halloween so it's fun to do the small traditions that I used to have with my family; carving pumpkins, dressing up, roasting the pumpkin seeds, and going to Halloween parties. Here are some pictures from last nights pumpkin carving:
My pumpkin is a little deformed but the best part is the back. It seriously looks like a butt. That's why I chose that one. haha!
Last night I got to carve pumpkins with my FHE group and it made me so happy! Last year I didn't really celebrate Halloween so it's fun to do the small traditions that I used to have with my family; carving pumpkins, dressing up, roasting the pumpkin seeds, and going to Halloween parties. Here are some pictures from last nights pumpkin carving:
My pumpkin is a little deformed but the best part is the back. It seriously looks like a butt. That's why I chose that one. haha!
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Back to College
I've been back at college for almost a month now. I'm taking 16 credits: D&C, The Living Prophets, Study Smarter Not Harder, ASL 2, Music (voice), and Intro to Special Education. I'm also working for my Aunt. I babysit my three cousins eight hours a week at a minimum. I am also volunteering at an elementary school in a moderate special education class and soon I will start in a high school with a severe special education class. I am doing it for my Intro to Special Education class and it's really fun and I love working with the kids. I actually get to apply for my major, Special Education, this January so I need to start getting everything together. A lot of interesting stuff has been happening since I've started school and I'm sure there will be much more interesting stuff to come. I am singing my first solo in my vocal class this Tuesday and I'm super duper nervous for it. I either have to sing Shenandoah or Salley Gardens. I think I'm going to go with Salley Gardens. I'm also going to be able to see my Best Friend ever soon! She will be visiting me in the beginning of November and I'm going to BYU Idaho where she attends school to have Thanksgiving with her. I am so excited!!! AHHHH!!! Here are some pictures from the
first month of school and the last few weeks of summer.
This is a picture of little Lucy, my 3 year old sister. She broke her arm on the trampoline and became the first kid in our family to have a broken bone.
I got to go camping at Lake Skookum for a few days the last week of summer. It was a nice break right before school.
This is my beautiful room when I first started moving in so it's a little messy.
My adorable Brother and I right before I left for college.
Our apartment got to celebrate Kaitlins B-day right when we moved into our new apartment!
first month of school and the last few weeks of summer.
This is a picture of little Lucy, my 3 year old sister. She broke her arm on the trampoline and became the first kid in our family to have a broken bone.
I got to go camping at Lake Skookum for a few days the last week of summer. It was a nice break right before school.
This is my beautiful room when I first started moving in so it's a little messy.
My adorable Brother and I right before I left for college.
Our apartment got to celebrate Kaitlins B-day right when we moved into our new apartment!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
RYLA & Mt.St. Helens!!!
WOW! It's been a long time since I've blogged. A lot has happened this Summer. I recently finished my second job and I cut down to a few less hours on my full time job to volunteer at Adult Day Services. It is an amazing place to volunteer and I couldnt ask for anything better! I mostly help with crafts/bingo time and it's so fun to get to know all of the clients there. Two big things that have happened this summer include going to RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) the week of July 3-10 and this last weekend I climbed Mt. St. Helens.
RYLA was an amazing experience! I was nominated and sponsored by the Columbia Day Break Rotary Club here in Kennewick, WA. It was for boys and girls aged 18-25 and it was held in Castlegar, British Columbia at Selkirk College. All the staff members volunteer their time for the leadership/motivational camp. I learned so many things by speakers who volunteered their time for us. I learned about leadership skills, types of leaders, suicide, photography, self-defense, family, and so many other topics. I got so close to my group and I will never forget the stuff I learned from the people I meet there. I'm so thankful our paths crossed.
This is a picture of all the girls at RYLA.
This is my Group E! Our junior staff leader is on the far right. This was our winning tower made of straws and tape. We had to have the tallest tower and be able to balance a tennis ball on the top for over 10 seconds. Our group was the best!
This is the whole RYLA group at the beach in Nelson, British Columbia which by the way is an awesome little town.
I met so many new amazing people and became so close to them in the one week that we had. I was able to present my amazing adventure to the rotary club that sponsored me the week after I returned.
This last weekend I was able to climb up Mt. St. Helens. Awhile back, I played an intense game of ping-pong with my Grandpa and we decided to make a bet. We decided that if I won, he had to pay for my most expensive text book at school and if he won I had to climb Mt. St. Helens. Well he won but it was a win-win situation for me. I was so stoked to climb Mt. St. Helens! He had to reserve a spot for us a couple months in advance because a certain amount of people can climb every day and it costs about 25 dollars per person. We were originally going to go with my Mom, Dad, and Uncle Jon but they all backed out when they ended up going out of town. We ended up inviting my Aunt Suzy and two cousins Dion and Kyra. It was such a fun hike but it was pretty intense! I was so proud of my Aunt and cousin Kyra when they made it up all the way! Here are some pics to show you the crazy climb I am so proud of completing!
This was the very beginning of the climb. We started with a 2 mile hike through the forest.
We quickly got up past the first layer of clouds.
After we got out of the forest, we came to the the boulder section of the climb which was really fun but very intense. This was only the beginning of the boulders.
This shows the steepness of how the rocks just kept going and going straight down.
The last mile or so was very ashy and two steps up was one step back. It was the hardest part of the whole hike. The altitude didn't make it any easier. We were almost there!!!
We finally got to the very top and this was the inside of the crater. It was huge and the the dome was at the very bottom and was letting out tons of steam!
The other group who came up shortly after us let us borrow their cute little sign. Kyra is asleep in the background. haha!
By the end of the hike everyone was exhausted and our legs were felt like jello. We got back to our cars around 8:30 and after driving for a few hours and stopping to eat a very late dinner, my Grandpa and I got home around 3 am (and we both had to work the next morning at 7). Kyra ended up coming home with us as well for a short visit. The climb was so worth all the effort that went into it and I probably will do it again sometime. But first I want to explore some of the other stuff around the area like Ape Caves!
My family just got home last night from a week and a half trip to California. I was sort of jealous because I have never been to Cali but they brought me back some super cool nail-polish and earrings so it was all good :) Plus I didn't have to miss the climb up Mt. St. Helens. I ended up playing another game of ping-pong with my Grandpa 2 days ago and we of course made a random bet up. If he won I had to clean all 67 window panes in Grandmas house and I won, he had to hang up Grandmas shelf that she had been asking him to do for a few weeks. Well I lost again so I ended up cleaning all the windows for her yesterday with a sore body. Hopefully someday I will learn not to make ping-pong bets with my Grandpa. (He's obviously a better player than me)
RYLA
RYLA was an amazing experience! I was nominated and sponsored by the Columbia Day Break Rotary Club here in Kennewick, WA. It was for boys and girls aged 18-25 and it was held in Castlegar, British Columbia at Selkirk College. All the staff members volunteer their time for the leadership/motivational camp. I learned so many things by speakers who volunteered their time for us. I learned about leadership skills, types of leaders, suicide, photography, self-defense, family, and so many other topics. I got so close to my group and I will never forget the stuff I learned from the people I meet there. I'm so thankful our paths crossed.
This is a picture of all the girls at RYLA.
This is my Group E! Our junior staff leader is on the far right. This was our winning tower made of straws and tape. We had to have the tallest tower and be able to balance a tennis ball on the top for over 10 seconds. Our group was the best!
This is the whole RYLA group at the beach in Nelson, British Columbia which by the way is an awesome little town.
I met so many new amazing people and became so close to them in the one week that we had. I was able to present my amazing adventure to the rotary club that sponsored me the week after I returned.Mt. St. Helens
This last weekend I was able to climb up Mt. St. Helens. Awhile back, I played an intense game of ping-pong with my Grandpa and we decided to make a bet. We decided that if I won, he had to pay for my most expensive text book at school and if he won I had to climb Mt. St. Helens. Well he won but it was a win-win situation for me. I was so stoked to climb Mt. St. Helens! He had to reserve a spot for us a couple months in advance because a certain amount of people can climb every day and it costs about 25 dollars per person. We were originally going to go with my Mom, Dad, and Uncle Jon but they all backed out when they ended up going out of town. We ended up inviting my Aunt Suzy and two cousins Dion and Kyra. It was such a fun hike but it was pretty intense! I was so proud of my Aunt and cousin Kyra when they made it up all the way! Here are some pics to show you the crazy climb I am so proud of completing!
This was the very beginning of the climb. We started with a 2 mile hike through the forest.
We quickly got up past the first layer of clouds.
After we got out of the forest, we came to the the boulder section of the climb which was really fun but very intense. This was only the beginning of the boulders.
This shows the steepness of how the rocks just kept going and going straight down.
The last mile or so was very ashy and two steps up was one step back. It was the hardest part of the whole hike. The altitude didn't make it any easier. We were almost there!!!
We finally got to the very top and this was the inside of the crater. It was huge and the the dome was at the very bottom and was letting out tons of steam!
The other group who came up shortly after us let us borrow their cute little sign. Kyra is asleep in the background. haha!
By the end of the hike everyone was exhausted and our legs were felt like jello. We got back to our cars around 8:30 and after driving for a few hours and stopping to eat a very late dinner, my Grandpa and I got home around 3 am (and we both had to work the next morning at 7). Kyra ended up coming home with us as well for a short visit. The climb was so worth all the effort that went into it and I probably will do it again sometime. But first I want to explore some of the other stuff around the area like Ape Caves!
My family just got home last night from a week and a half trip to California. I was sort of jealous because I have never been to Cali but they brought me back some super cool nail-polish and earrings so it was all good :) Plus I didn't have to miss the climb up Mt. St. Helens. I ended up playing another game of ping-pong with my Grandpa 2 days ago and we of course made a random bet up. If he won I had to clean all 67 window panes in Grandmas house and I won, he had to hang up Grandmas shelf that she had been asking him to do for a few weeks. Well I lost again so I ended up cleaning all the windows for her yesterday with a sore body. Hopefully someday I will learn not to make ping-pong bets with my Grandpa. (He's obviously a better player than me)
Sunday, June 20, 2010
June 18th-20th Weekend
This weekend I was able to go up to see my cousins for the first time since last summer. They live in Bonnie Lake about 45 minutes out of Seattle. My family has been able to see them a few times but I'm always at college doing my thing so I was super excited to go down. It was just my grandma, my mom, three of my sisters and me and we went down for Dion's grad party. His graduation had been on the previous Tuesday but we had work, etc. so we decided to go down for the party instead. We drove up after I finished work on Friday and got there around 8. Most of us slept inside on the ground but my Mom and I decided to set up a tent in the backyard and sleep but it ended up raining and it was super cold so maybe it wasn't such a good idea after but it was sort of fun because I haven't been camping in FOREVER! Dion and I were able to talk to each other for awhile that night in my tent which was really nice because we haven't had a personal one on one talk since last summer when he came to visit me at college. The next morning it was raining hard and I was freezing so I woke up and went to take a shower and it was like 6:55 in the morning and I totally thought it was at least 9! haha! We all ended up going to Toy Story 3D for free and got concessions for free too since Troy, my Uncle, had a work party and then we went home to a super fun graduation party that afternoon. We ended up leaving around 6pm. It was a super short trip but it was nice to go down and see them a little. We will be back there a few more times this summer.
Today is Father's day and my birthday! This is the 4th time this has happened in my life, once when I was 2, then at age 8, and then 13 and now! The next time it will happen will be when I am 30 and I will have to share the day with my husband that time. :) I've gotten quite a few cards and my roommate from college last year sent a letter and some really cute earrings in the mail for me. She also called me last night which totally made my day. Today one of my friends stopped by and brought me a gift and next weekend we are celebrating her birthday! My Mom made me a special dinner tonight and now we are about to have cake and open some presents! I'm excited since my grandparents are coming too! yay!!!
Today is Father's day and my birthday! This is the 4th time this has happened in my life, once when I was 2, then at age 8, and then 13 and now! The next time it will happen will be when I am 30 and I will have to share the day with my husband that time. :) I've gotten quite a few cards and my roommate from college last year sent a letter and some really cute earrings in the mail for me. She also called me last night which totally made my day. Today one of my friends stopped by and brought me a gift and next weekend we are celebrating her birthday! My Mom made me a special dinner tonight and now we are about to have cake and open some presents! I'm excited since my grandparents are coming too! yay!!!
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